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THE BRITISH REVENGE."

Landon, Aug, 10.

AMIENS COMPLETELY FREED.

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A Havas Agency message mys:- Thrown into contusion by the French and American troops between, Soissons and Bheims and having scarcely arrived at the eul of his retreating movements, the enemy, was A Enter messigo states ---

Again attacked this time-east of Amiens, What the Faris papers, enthusiation and bad to give up ground before the ly style the British Revenge" a victorious advance of the British and progressing in a fashion unprecedented French troops. The new battlefront in any British flausine" hitherto The extends over both sites of the Sommu advance has been slower north of the in a north and south direction from Sonime than elsewhere as the succession south of Albert to north of Moutdidier of ravines there favours defensive tactics, low days ago a series of local but our troops are buck on their ok operations rendered the French troops lines south of the Somme. Generally nearly complete waters of the left bank speaking, the salient has been broadened of the Aure. At the same time when at both the apex and base by yesterday's the Germans were feeling they had surcesses and has now no seriously ex ventured too far west of the Ahere on pose Hank. The Cerrons, as at the both sides of Albert, they were bringing

arhe, being driven inte a great pocket back their line along the river. south of the Somme with their backs to the river, will head most desperate efforts to mainta themselves there while retirement will imperil the flank of the new positions to which they have been

riven from the Marne.

The ereal point is Chaulnes which is Dear an important road and railway pentru al share the British advance las attained its greatest depth. Its cap ture is bound to precipitate the fierzuan with Irawal from the Montdifier salient Son experts think possible tennan Attempt to escape their difficulties by another drive on the Channel ports, but ou the contrary, it is pointed out that Marstal For present that has pre cisely anticipate chose hy necessitating further inroads on Prince Rupprecht's reserves and as it is expert ed that Marshal Foch will now deal other rapid inws, the prosperts at any efective tiernan retaliation are regard ed as diminishing. This is practically admitted by German newspapers, which are now alking of a new defensive strategy designed to spare men in the event of the development of the Allied Effensive.

THE ENEMY COLONELS CAPTURED.

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Tuesday's qttack took place over a 30 kilometre front from, torliceurt. east of the Ancre to Branches, west of the Ancle. The Fourth British Army, under Geners Rawlinson, attacked north of the Luce and the First Freinet Army, under General Debency, on the south, the latter over a front of about

dozen kilometres Storming troops, French, Canadians, Australipts and Englietis had been brought up to the spot at night. The artillery preparation lasted less than one hour. A great number of Tanks fook part in the action, preparing the way for the infantry. The surprise of the enemy mai 201 complete that a Major-General was taken whilst in bed and a German Division was Derupied carrying out relief orders when the attack w launched. In the morning a great part of the objectives had been reached In the course of the afternoon the Allied troops advance was accentuatel. sup. portal by light Tanks and even cavalry. which put the retreating German eclumns to tight.

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The advance registers more than six kilometres on an average and reaches thirteen in the middle of the pocket forment by our front in the ferman positions. The situation is therefore corapletely reversor. Instead of the embarrassilig salient the Germans andle

**A" Company. towards Amiens, is the Allies TESDAY, 13th instant LONDON, Aug, 10 Kouter Cofrapuntient at Frenchurn to thrust an angle into the enemy

5,15pm. No. 2 Platoon at King's Park Headquarters, telegraphing on Friday front. The first result of this offensive Range Annual Musketry Course.

is to completely free Amiens. This, Practices 3 and 4.

The following will attend :-Corpiacon on the 13th August: front which" was only 15 kilometres away from this town is now twice necumber. L. Cpls. Thery and Brown. Stubbs Sutherland, Ptes. Dyer

1.-Bengkong to Gap Rock: E. and For. Fourteen thonsand prisoners have

Williamson, A Wood Chapman S. F. winds, moderate fair. Digbe Rent Lancaster Wells, Wilson-Foruces. Channel: X.E. winds, and H. 11. Webb Dress, drill order fresh to storng. with pouches.

evening, say

The fruit formed as a result of the French advanes to lay is a large envex erve from Court-en Ouch to Hozieres

and about. 11 miles trum Morisel tereny heen taken as numerous gs. the west bank of the Avre opposite Morenit irum where the French started yesterday morning

The enemy, naturally, is holding the funk of or attack in the region, of Moutier more obstinately than the centra

ENEMY HOLDING HEIGHTS

BEYOND VESLE.

LONDON, Aug. 9. Beuter's Correspondent at American Beadquarters, telegraphing to-day, dis The Colonels of three German regieribing the fighting in the Vesla Valley Ruts with their staffs ware expert yesterday morning's surprise before he icers had time to finish dressing. One Bolted, but French soldiers nun hin cow and brought him back.

Fewer uns where taken by the French than the British because the Germans, anticipating the British attack Bud transferred many guus north the Amiens-Noyon rear.

GOOD WORK BY BRITISH AVIATORS.

WEDNESDAY, Tach instant --

5.15 p. No Platoon, Nos. 1 and 2 Sections at King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Course, Part 1. Fractices 1 and

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at

3.--South coast of Ching between Hongkong and Lacocks: The sanir za No. 1.

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-South, coset of China between Dress, drill order with pouches.

The same as 5.30 . No. 4 Platoon en Pala Hongkong and Hainan :

No. 1. Ground, Dress, drill order. Road Lange, T. F. T. Grouping.

5.30 p.m.-No. 3. Platoon at. Kennedy

Sehnepel, Les. Cpl. D'Azevedo, Pres. A. The following men will attend: Sergt. Rowan and G. Sowan.

Casuals of Nos, 1 and Platoons

Dress, drill the will attend also.

order without rifles.

every

THURSDAY, 10th instant- Park Range. Annual Musketry Course. 5.15 pm. No. Platoon, at King's Part 1, Practices 3 and 4.

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says the enemy very methodically thought out the problem of holding the heights beyond the Vesle. Once across the river our troubles perceptibly increased. The enemy withdrew the bel of his automatic guns woodal sippes, leaving only a few in the born where they could enflade our ofarlanee from the river. Many of these were silenced by deeds of daring When the outpost guns "were disposed of, a

The following will attend-Seret. bririge heath was formed and wore troops Hawphreys, Corp. Mackichu 14Cpl. get over, and we advanced to the fant Hanenck Ftes, Falconer, Hayward of the hills. We are now lying on the Husie, Macfarlane, B. M. Webb, J. R. billside practically in the open, the Gridin, Newall, Tratana, Young and Wood, Lawson, Donnelly, Franklin, German gunners watching LONDON, Ang, 10 Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, movement from a belt of trees above, Carpenter. Dress, drill order with

and their invisible machine guns have a FRIDAY, 16th instant;

pouches. reporting on aviation states :-

Our gunners are

3.15 p.p. No. 1 Platoon, Nos. 3nd4 Our seroplanes co-operated with clear field of fire.

shelling theirs with gas but, so far, with Sections, at King's Park Range. Annual other arms on the battle front all dayout sensibly keeping dow their fire.

Musketry Course, Part 1, Practices I and. They signalled targets to the artillery

The Americans were first across the 2. Dress, drift order with pouches. and supplied cur advance troops with river, their engineers constructing trestle 5.30 p.m. No. 4. Platoon at Headquae Ammunition from the air. They also

TET. Dress, drill order with. dropperi sacke bombs before the Tanks' bris.from material cut down ander ters

pouches. inco advance, thus concealing the approach of the latter from the enemy. Flying low, que squadrons machine. anned and bombed the retreating enemy, 'causing havoc among his masses of troops and transport, sleo, trains, junctions and bridges,

We destroyed 48 seroplanes and drove down 1 others out of control Fifty-one British machines are missing, macstly shot down from the ground,

Our airmen continued yesterday to ro-operate with the infantry, cavalry and Tanks. They heavily bombe the Some bridges day and night

TRENCH AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

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LONDON Aug. 10. A French aviation, communiqué, reporting on aviation, says

Notwithstanding the dense mist and low clouds, our air squadrons multiplied their reconnaissances over the enemy Jines, frequently machine ganning troops. Four enemy seroplanes and four captive balloons were brought down in air fighting.

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No- 7 Platoon ou Polo 5.30 p.m. Ona Divisions carried cut eight Ground. Hongkong residents will parade successful simultaneous mids between at Cricket Club at 6.10 p.m. and proceed Instruction Asiago and Canove. We insted heary by Trun to Causeway

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·811 b..

$6.60 u

Watsons de

Mr&M A. Findlay

Smith

Powellin

88.30 b.

820 D.

Wistmang...

Far Easterns

~T. 2 b.

Smith

Mr and Mrs B. de

Mr & Mrs Sundstron

Mrg Sveen

Taylor

HONGKONG TIDES.

Mr O.T. Ereakapear

Mingale

Mr A. J. Carter, Mr and Mrs H. A. Miss Cartridae

Nixbet

Mr and Ms F, W. Mes Ostrovechow

Miss Pedden Lt. Col

and Mrs Thursby Pelham

Mr

ard Mrs A. Pereira MrT. L. Perkins Miss D. J. Purry

Eng. Comd. Reed

The tide-table kiven below has been

Churchill compiled at the National Almanac. Office Mr & Mrs Coburn

London from the result of the analysis Mr G. Coleman of observations taken by means of an Mrs Cormack automatic tide-recording machine in the Miss Dick Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha Tsui Mr Donnell inring the years 1909-9.

Miss Bulmazo The zero of the table corresponds with Mr & Mrs Kenneth the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Duncan Chat, which Fas been found to be feat S. Evans, M.B.E. Mr W. W. Rodgers 3 inches below mean sea-level

Bir and Mrs Rope- Mrs EM Ewers To obtain the depth of water on the

Falton Mish

Dr and Mrs Selden Head-add 3 fret 4 inches, and on the gauge M: A. D. Galloway Lt. Sherwin

ide gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard Mrs Femegalli Mre Seqveland)

BIG FIRES STARTED. An Italian Naval official message says: The British and Italian air, activities. since August 7 include the bombard- WEDNESDAY, 14th instant- mens of military works at Durazzo twice, also of Cattaro, Santostino-di quarter. Dress. as boy.

5.19 pm. Nos, 4,and's Gone at Head

FRIDAY, 16th instant- Fires crapted at Pola and Durazzo 7.10 .m. Beginners' class ut.

Livenze and Pola.

were risible 50 miles distant

h

quarters.

'ar

HOUNTER

.

Ten tons of projectiles were dropped FINE FEAT BY BRITISH AIRMEN THURSDAY, 13th instant" on railways in the regions of Chanlies, Nesles, Ham and Raye.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CHAULNES.

LONDON, Aug, 2:

A Reuter message states:-

Our arrival in the vicinity of Chaulnes

FLIGHT FROM ENGLAND TO

EGYFT.

LONDON, Aug. 10.

The Press Bureau reperts that two Royal Air Force officers," accompanied

RECTION.

10.30 p.m. At Jockey Club, Stables. Dress, drill order without rifles.

SIGNALLING SECTION."

TUESDAY, 12th instant - *wa

p.in.

Parade at Eendquarters- Dress, clean fatigue.

BECKVIT..

FRIDAY 18th inst:-

5.30 pm, Iteeruits of all units except by two mechanics, bave just flown from Company on Murray Parule is specially significant.

England to Egypt on an ordinary Ground, under Cergts. Oxberry, Edmonds Chaulnes is within two miles of the service machine, only halting once or (Monday) and Mende (Friday). Dress, contral portion of the Peronne Roye twice for petrol, the light being a piece drill order. road, which is regarded as ovet im. of routine work. portant. If we reach it the German position in the Montdidier pocket will

e antenable.

The distance flown in over 3,000 miles and the pace was good throughout.

This avont givos full promise for the The Germans have recaptured post-war development of British aviation. Chapilly

The Canadians

have captured A BIG GUN FACTOHY FOR FRANCE.

Bonafort and Warvillers,

Our patrols are beyond Foucaucourt

the 1916 Somme.lizé

The total advinge of the British

Army is tan miles.

Our infantry are now operating upon

"AMERICAN SCHEME

Orders for Cadet Company by 2nd Lieut

·J, E. W. Beard..

LEAVE

Carles W. Forsyth is granted 1 month's leave from 5. 6. 18.

WEDNESDAY, 14th instant

Mr W. E. Roberts Miss La Rodgers

at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet Dr Campbell Gibson, Mr & Mrs Smeloff 4 inches to the height given in the table. M.D., D.D.

August 19th to 19th, 1918.

Kiez WAXAS

Hankung

Belchu

11:24.

044 &

ved, '

2 364

13

Low WATER

Temperature:

Hadit

Mr C. S. Gubbay

Mr and Mrs B. A. Mr & Mrs V. Findlay

Hale

Mr H. Hancock

Mr un Mrs H. E. Bouza

"Haywood

Mr W. B. Hind

Mr and Mrs Hogg Mr & Mrs Joseph

Mr Hutchison

Miss James

M.FB. Johnson

Bir & Mrs E. Torre

de Valle Sir Ellis Kadoorie Maj. Gen. F. Ventris Mr and Mrs Geo. Mis Ventris

Lammert

Mr V. M. Wilcox

LEOU

Kung

Prientals

Cottone....

Shanghai Tangtszepoos... MISCELLANEOUS.

Cenients China-Borneos mins lligats Chins

China-Providenta Dairy Farms H.E. Electrics Macau Du Hongkong Ropes

Н.К. Трасидуз

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

The following Table shows the Star- dard Time at which official night ende and begins during the month of

Scudi (85)

Sernbrong ($1) Bunget Bagan (83). Sungei Patani (81) Tambalak

(81)

Tapah (810)

Telak Anson (85) Terserlah (81) Trafalgar (82)

Ulu Pandau (81)...: Uni ed Mainco. (83) Utan Siapan (81)

5.00

0.30

0.30

275 3.00 ...3:37 0.45pm 0.80 0.30 12.50 14.00 8.25 0.00

0 0.83

1.40

0.00

1.00

0.65 0.06

0,50:

0.00

3.00

3:75

·HONGKONG "REGISTER

-day Our data at Oy data sti

Baromater

Temperatoraj Humidity

Previous

August

Date

Enda

Begins:

29.64. 59.68

·80

50.00

*93

Aug. 12th 5.48 0.1.

Direction of

Mr A. T. Masson

18th, 0.48

Wind

15th, 8.43.

14tb.5.48

Force

Weather

CARLTON HOTEL.

Mr D. Arakic

Mr N.L Brewer

Miss JMeadows Mr. E. Cameron Mr O. Marzell

Mr Ex

Crocker

Mfrs E. Dobinson, Mr.K. R. Grano.

Hongkong, August 12th. 1918. BAROMETER — D'kidlamian susunod: 22.63 Mr K. J. Lyell

Dowry 1 Pik, karas tem.. 29.63|| Mr St. Manowsky, 5 p.m. Swimming. Fall in at Blake dog47x

29.03 THEMMETTE 9 AM.

89 S&TURDAY, 17th iostaati

32

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. The War Department announces that.

Pier

1.30 pm. Nos 1 and 2 Sections. Fall in

ground hitherto held by cavalry and plane have been completed, for the at Headquarters to proceed to Sai-wan."

building of a great gan relining plant it Tarikn

Fiance at a cost of $30,000,000, which, German Jasses, apart from will be comparable to Krupp's works as

Our isonet are very heavy. caissialties are excptionally light.

Laden

Wot bulb)9 ...

Do.1

4 PM

Do

G. Ž. VIEWART, - , Japtalayya

Do.

De

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Adjutant, ELK Defence Corps.

Do

Wat bulb) 1, P... Wet bulu) 4-P.399) Maximum Minum Forver night)"

Mr and Mrs H

Stephans MF-Thomas Capt. J. Thermon Mr B. M. Wichman

kde ma

FOR A WEAK STOMACH. 828 o zeneral rule all you need to do

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18th 0.43

17th, 8.50./ 18th

5.51

#19th, 2.51

* 20th, -5.511-

218 0.61

2nd, 5.51

2ärd, "5.01. 24th, 5.52

25th 6.57

· 28th, 11.5.02.

27th) (554) 28th, 504 28th, 5.51

VE

0.01 0.00 0:392

Highest opem a Tamperstars on the Lika-48 Howard "dose als Temperature on the 220-78.

. F. OLAZION Director. Hongkong, Ubservatory Ang. 12, 1018.

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